NonprofitsRocketown Of Middle Tennessee

Youth Development

Rocketown Of Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, TN

Total revenue

$4.3M

Total expenses

$2.8M

Net assets

$10.7M

Grants received

$810K

54 grants

EIN

621571573

Tax year

2023

Mission

To create culturally relevant environments that foster vital relationships between disenfranchised adolescents and christian mentors in order to meet social, spiritual, and physical needs of the teens. Rocketown has visitors representing every social demographic of the greater nashville area and surroudning counties.

Programs

2 programs

Music venue: rocketown's mission is to offer hope to the next generation through christ's love. The music venue offers ever-changing ever-cool experiences that attract youth. Our goal is to offer creative, social, and spiritual programs through the music venue environment. During the fiscal year ending in 2024, 2,835 youth participated in this type of program.

Expenses: $616K

Other program services: rocketown's mission is to offer hope to the next generation through christ's love. Rocketown offers job preparedness and life-skill development through afterschool programming with our partner, mcgavock high school. We also offer creative, social, and spiritual opportunities that attract kids, such as dance classes, summer camps, music lessons, art lessons, and bible studies. During the fiscal year ending in 2024, approximately 14,564 youth participated in this type of program.

Expenses: $479K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$881K
Program service revenue$461K
Investment income$2.3M
Other revenue$709K
Total revenue$4.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$218K
Other expenses$1.5M
Total expenses$2.8M
Total assets$11.0M
Net assets$10.7M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

KENNY ALONZO

EXECUTIVE DI

Board

$150K

40 hrs/wk

BEN CLAYBAKER

BOARD CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

BRIAN HAY

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUSAN JOY

SECRETARY/BO

Board

2 hrs/wk

LATRISHA JEMISON

PREV BOARD C

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAVID LEE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BECKAH SHAE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHONDRA PIERCE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

WINSTON JUSTICE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

AARON HARRIS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRENT SPERLICH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

DALE EVRIST

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHAZ CORZINE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHARLOTTE GOLDSTON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARIO GALLIONE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRIAN CHURCH

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

CARRIE CALVERT

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

PHILMORE BROWNE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

LEILANI BOULWARE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARK BLAZE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SYDNEY BALL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 54 of 54

FromAmountPurposeYear
$43K
CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH MINISTRY
2024
$25K
ROCKETOWN PROVIDES A FREE SAFE/SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR TEENAGERS WITH ENTERTAINMENT, OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE.
2024
$18K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2024
$5K
TO SUPPORT CHARITY
2024
$3K
GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING
2024
$25K
OPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST
2023
$10K
BOARD DIRECTED GIVING
2023
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$6K
EMPOWER 5,000 AT-RISK/MARGINALIZED/UNDERSERVED TEENS WITH GUIDANCE AND MENTORING, SHIELDING THEM FROM NEGATIVE INFLUENCES, FOSTERING COMMUNITY, OFFERING HOPE, AND CHANGING FUTURES.
2023
$6K
Program Support
2023
$5K
TO SUPPORT CHARITY
2023
$3K
GRANT FOR SUPPORT OF PROGRAM MISSION FOR YOUTH
2023
$1K
TO FULFILL THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2023
$128K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
OPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST
2022
$20K
TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2022
$19K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$13K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
2:1 MATCH OF MR. DICKENS' $5,000 GIFT
2022
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$1K
TO FULFILL THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2022
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$24K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$1K
TO FULFILL THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2021
$36K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$25K
OPERATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST
2020
$20K
ROCKETOWN OF MIDDLE TN TOTAL: VARIOUS PROGRAM DONATIONS
2020
$20K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2020
$10K
BOARD MATCHING DONATION - MARTY DICKENS
2020
$8K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$29K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$22K
GENERAL PURPOSES.
2019
$20K
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSES
2019
$10K
GRANT RECIPIENT
2019
$25K
TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSES
2018
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
FOR COMEDY FOR A CAUSE SPONSORSHIP
2018
$4K
TO PROVIDE 30 TEENAGERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC CONVERSATION THROUGH COMPETITIVE FILMMAKING
2018
$1K
TO FULFILL THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY
2018
$12K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$810K from 21 funders · 54 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$276K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Memorial Foundation Inc

$83K · 4 grants · 2018–2024

Hca Healthcare Foundation

$75K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

$73K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

The Community Foundation Of Middle

$63K · 8 grants · 2018–2024

Nashville Predators Foundation

$42K · 2 grants · 2019–2020

Tennessee Health Foundation Inc

$30K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Joe C Davis Foundation

$30K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN621571573
NTEE codeO550
Subsection03
Ruling date1995-01
Formed1994
Employees39
Volunteers200
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